National Audubon Society sanctuary located in southwest Florida, established to protect one of the largest remaining stands of bald cypress and pond cypress in North America
General Information
Full-time college student (with valid school ID): $10.00
Children 6 to 14: $6.00
Children under six: Free
How to Get There
From Fort Myers (47 miles): Get on I-75 S from FL-82 E/Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Follow I-75 S to Immokalee Rd in Collier County. Take exit 111 from I-75 S. Follow Immokalee Rd to Rookery Ln.
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary near Naples, managed by the National Audubon Society, protects more than 13,000 acres of wetlands, pine flatwoods, and marsh, including the largest remaining old-growth bald cypress forest in North America. A 2.25-mile boardwalk winds through pine flatwoods, wet prairie, cypress, and marsh. It is a gateway site for the Great Florida Birding Trail and an important breeding area for the endangered wood stork, with many wading birds, limpkins, barred owls, painted buntings in winter, and swallow-tailed kites in summer.
Highlights
- The boardwalk: flat, accessible, and easy for most ages, with viewing platforms and interpretive areas
- Wildlife: alligators, river otters, deer, turtles, and cottonmouths
- Education: exhibits and guided programs on wetlands and Everglades conservation
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